Actually it lets us run our businesses and still be able to cruise more. I can become addicted to that. David Doyle _www.CruisingTheGreatLoop.com_ (http://www.CruisingTheGreatLoop.com) In a message dated 4/24/2013 3:14:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dieselduck44@hotmail.com writes: Funny thing how "addicted" we've all become to getting data, regardless of the quality and reliability of the data.Frank > Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:27:11 -0600 > From: allendick@gmail.com > To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Subject: GL: Wi-fi Internet on a Boat > > Now that the Internet has matured, I am hearing rumours that charter > boats in some areas come with wireless internet available to anyone on > that boat. I was next to a cat broadcasting wi-fi in the BVIs a short > while back. Sadly, it was encrypted. > > I know that I can broadcast wireless Internet around my boat using the > "portable hotspot capability" on my 3G Galaxy Tab as long as the Tab can > see a tower. The cost is about $10/GB on a pay-as-you go plan that > serves 30 day/5GB chunks of data for $36.75, tax incl. My Android phone > does the same for about $10/GB. > > The Tab is pretty sensitive and I had coverage around most of the Gulf > Islands recently, and that that was with the Tab below decks, too. The > phone is a little less sensitive on receive. I had a Rocket Hub a few > years back, but that was a bit of a kluge and expensive to boot. I'm > sure that the market must have advanced in recent years and months. > > The Tab and phone are an ad-hoc solution that works, but I am wondering > if anyone has found a dedicated system that installs on boats and is > designed to be wired in, has an antenna, and is designed to provide > boat-wide coverage for a variety of devices -- and if anyone can > recommend any particular one. > > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com